Using the initialization tool
The initialization tool is a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard that creates the initial configuration on the control enclosure.
Before you begin
Access the initialization tool through a USB flash drive.
Verify that you are using a supported operating
system. The initialization tool is
valid for the following operating systems:
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 (64-bit), or Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)
- Apple MacOS X 10.71
- Red Hat Enterprise Server 5 and 6
- Ubuntu desktop 11.04 and 13.10
About this task
See the "Initializing a new system" page in the Installing section for using the initialization tool with a Storwize® V3500 system.
By using the initialization tool, you can set the USB flash drive to run one of the following tasks:
- Initialize a new system.
- Reset the superuser password.
- Set or reset the service assistant IP address on a node canister on the control enclosure.
- Set the management IP addresses.
For any other tasks that you want to complete on a node canister on the control enclosure, you must create the satask.txt file by using a text editor.
The initialization tool is available on the USB flash drive that is shipped with the control enclosures. The name of the file
is InitTool. If you cannot locate the USB flash drive, you can download the application
from the following support website (search for initialization tool or
init
tool).
www.ibm.com/support
Procedure
To use the initialization tool, complete the following steps.
1 Apple OS X 10.9 is undergoing testing and so, currently
remains unclaimed.